1. Changing times and strategies: Shell's contribution to sustainable community development in the Niger Delta, Nigeria.
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Ite, Uwem E.
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SUSTAINABLE development ,ECONOMIC development ,SOCIAL planning ,SOCIAL policy ,COMMUNITY development ,ECONOMIC policy ,ECONOMICS ,DEVELOPMENT economics - Abstract
Sustainable development and poverty are pervasive problems in the Niger Delta, mainly due to lack of significant Nigerian government commitment to the development of the region. As a corporate citizen, Shell has contributed in various ways to local community development in the area. Based on a critical analysis of the changes in its strategies and policies, the paper contends that Shell's previous approaches to community development in the Niger Delta encouraged unsustainable development and a culture of dependency. It concludes that the recently launched sustainable community development strategy has the potential to succeed where others failed, if it is implemented within a tri-sector partnership framework involving Shell, the Nigerian government and civil society. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2007
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